| 1985 Grammy winner for Best New Artist | 38 |
| 1985 Grammy winner from Nigeria | 31 |
| 1985 Helena Bonham Carter movie | 31 |
| 1985 hit by ABC | 15 |
| 1985 hit by Heart | 17 |
| 1985 hit by Prince | 18 |
| 1985 hit for Sheila E. | 22 |
| 1985 hit for Tears for Fears | 28 |
| 1985 hit instrumental from "Beverly Hills Cop" | 56 |
| 1985 hit song "Neung Keun" | 36 |
| 1985 hit, "Everybody Wants ___ the World" | 51 |
| 1985 home run champ Darrell | 27 |
| 1985 Jack Wagner hit | 20 |
| 1985 Jeff Bridges/Glenn Close film | 34 |
| 1985 Jessica Lange film | 23 |
| 1985 John Cusack film with the tagline "Insanity doesn't run in the family, it gallops" | 101 |
| 1985 John Irving best-seller | 28 |
| 1985 John Malkovich drama | 25 |
| 1985 John Malkovich film | 24 |
| 1985 John Malkovich movie | 25 |
| 1985 Kate Nelligan film | 23 |
| 1985 Kate Nelligan movie | 24 |
| 1985 Kate Nelligan role | 23 |
| 1985 Kate Nelligan title role | 29 |
| 1985 Kurosawa classic | 21 |
| 1985 Kurosawa film | 18 |
| 1985 Larry McMurtry novel | 25 |
| 1985 Legion of Honour refuser | 29 |
| 1985 Literature Nobelist ___ Simon | 34 |
| 1985 Malkovich film | 19 |
| 1985 Malkovich movie | 20 |
| 1985 Meg Tilly film | 19 |
| 1985 Meg Tilly title role | 25 |
| 1985 Mel Gibson sequel to "Mad Max" | 45 |
| 1985 Michael J. Fox film | 24 |
| 1985 Michael J. Fox flick | 25 |
| 1985 Michener best seller | 25 |
| 1985 movie "Izzy and ___" | 35 |
| 1985 movie "To Live and Die ___" | 42 |
| 1985 movie based on three Stephen King short stories | 52 |
| 1985 movie with the tagline "It's not just a game anymore" | 72 |
| 1985 movie with three different endings | 39 |
| 1985 multi-venue charity concert for Ethiopian famine | 53 |
| 1985 N.L. Cy Young Award winner | 31 |
| 1985 N.L. M.V.P. | 16 |
| 1985 N.L. M.V.P. Willie | 23 |
| 1985 N.L. MVP Willie | 20 |
| 1985 National Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame inductee | 63 |
| 1985 National League MVP Willie | 31 |
| 1985 Nelligan film | 18 |
| 1985 Nelligan title role | 24 |
| 1985 newsmaking ship Achille ___ | 32 |
| 1985 Nicholas Gage best seller | 30 |
| 1985 Orson Scott Card novel | 27 |
| 1985 Oscars co-host with Fonda and Williams | 43 |
| 1985 Peter Yates-directed movie | 31 |
| 1985 Pointer Sisters hit | 24 |
| 1985 Prince hit | 15 |
| 1985 Prince hit "Raspberry _____" | 43 |
| 1985 Pulitzer winner for "The Good War" | 49 |
| 1985 Queen song on the "Iron Eagle" soundtrack | 56 |
| 1985 Ralph McInerny novel | 25 |
| 1985 Ready for the World hit that knocked "Money for Nothing" out of the #1 spot | 90 |
| 1985 Reagan appointee | 21 |
| 1985 Rick Springfield album | 27 |
| 1985 Robert Redford film | 24 |
| 1985 role for Lange | 19 |
| 1985 Ron Howard film | 20 |
| 1985 Sade hit | 13 |
| 1985 Schwarzenegger film about a sword-and-sorcery heroine | 58 |
| 1985 sci-fi film based on a Hugo Award-winning novella | 54 |
| 1985 sci-fi film with Dennis Quaid and Louis Gossett, Jr. | 57 |
| 1985 sci-fi rerun? | 18 |
| 1985 sequel to a classic 1939 film | 34 |
| 1985 Smiths single with the line "I am human and I need to be loved / Just like everybody else does" | 110 |
| 1985 Sonia Braga film role | 26 |
| 1985 sorority-themed film | 25 |
| 1985 Springsteen hit | 20 |
| 1985 Steven Spielberg film with 11 Oscar nominations and no wins | 64 |
| 1985 teen movie about morning washup? | 37 |
| 1985 Tennis Hall of Fame inductee | 33 |
| 1985 Tom Hanks comedy | 21 |
| 1985 U.S. Open winner Mandlikova | 32 |
| 1985 Union Carbide acquisition | 30 |
| 1985 vampire flick | 18 |
| 1985 vampire movie | 18 |
| 1985 video game release, initially | 34 |
| 1985 western starring two Kevins | 32 |
| 1985 Wilford Brimley flick about rejuvenation | 45 |
| 1985 William M. Hoffman play about AIDS | 39 |
| 1985 World Series champs | 24 |
| 1985 World Series winners | 25 |
| 1985's ''To Live and Die ___'' | 50 |
| 1985's "To Live and Die ---" | 42 |
| 1985-'87 U.S. Open champ | 28 |
| 1985-'90 "Saturday Night Live" regular | 52 |
| 1985-87 U.S. Open champ | 23 |
| 1985-87 U.S. Open champ Lendl | 29 |
| 1985-88 attorney general | 24 |
| 1985-93 senator from Tennessee | 30 |